Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 3.80.120

नागोद्भेदे नरः स्नात्वा नागलोकमवाप्नुयात् ।
शशयानं च राजेन्द्र तीर्थमासाद्य दुर्लभम् ।
शशरूपप्रतिच्छन्नाः पुष्करा यत्र भारत ॥ १२० ॥

nāgodbhede naraḥ snātvā nāgalokamavāpnuyāt |
śaśayānaṃ ca rājendra tīrthamāsādya durlabham |
śaśarūpapraticchannāḥ puṣkarā yatra bhārata || 120 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...his sins and obtaines the region of Brahma. With subdued senses and regulated diet one should next proceed to Svargadwara. Sojourning thither, one obtaines the merit of the Agnishtoma...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.80.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagodbheda, Nara, Nri, Snatva, Nagaloka, Ava, Shashayana, Rajendra, Tirtha, Asadya, Durlabha, Shasha, Rupa, Praticchanna, Pushkara, Yatra, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.80.120). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nāgodbhede naraḥ snātvā nāgalokamavāpnuyāt
  • nāgodbhede -
  • nāgodbheda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāgalokam -
  • nāgaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śaśayānaṃ ca rājendra tīrthamāsādya durlabham
  • śaśayānam -
  • śaśayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaśayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaśayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrtham -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durlabham -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “śaśarūpapraticchannāḥ puṣkarā yatra bhārata
  • śaśa -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śaś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praticchannāḥ -
  • praticchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praticchannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṣkarā* -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.80.120

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.80.120 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗೋದ್ಭೇದೇ ನರಃ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ನಾಗಲೋಕಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ।
ಶಶಯಾನಂ ಚ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ತೀರ್ಥಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ದುರ್ಲಭಮ್ ।
ಶಶರೂಪಪ್ರತಿಚ್ಛನ್ನಾಃ ಪುಷ್ಕರಾ ಯತ್ರ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೨೦ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 3.80.120 in Bengali sript:
নাগোদ্ভেদে নরঃ স্নাত্বা নাগলোকমবাপ্নুযাত্ ।
শশযানং চ রাজেন্দ্র তীর্থমাসাদ্য দুর্লভম্ ।
শশরূপপ্রতিচ্ছন্নাঃ পুষ্করা যত্র ভারত ॥ ১২০ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 3.80.120 in Gujarati sript:
નાગોદ્ભેદે નરઃ સ્નાત્વા નાગલોકમવાપ્નુયાત્ ।
શશયાનં ચ રાજેન્દ્ર તીર્થમાસાદ્ય દુર્લભમ્ ।
શશરૂપપ્રતિચ્છન્નાઃ પુષ્કરા યત્ર ભારત ॥ ૧૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.80.120 in Malayalam sript:
നാഗോദ്ഭേദേ നരഃ സ്നാത്വാ നാഗലോകമവാപ്നുയാത് ।
ശശയാനം ച രാജേന്ദ്ര തീര്ഥമാസാദ്യ ദുര്ലഭമ് ।
ശശരൂപപ്രതിച്ഛന്നാഃ പുഷ്കരാ യത്ര ഭാരത ॥ ൧൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.80.120 in Telugu sript:
నాగోద్భేదే నరః స్నాత్వా నాగలోకమవాప్నుయాత్ ।
శశయానం చ రాజేన్ద్ర తీర్థమాసాద్య దుర్లభమ్ ।
శశరూపప్రతిచ్ఛన్నాః పుష్కరా యత్ర భారత ॥ ౧౨౦ ॥

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